Best for Women July 2023

Best for Women

Jul 12

2023 Region Conference Roundup

We hope you enjoyed an inspiring, informative and engaging region conference! View highlights and photos to see some of the fun.

Live Your Dream Awards Application Updates

The 2022-2023 club year was another incredible year of impact for the Live Your Dream Awards! Just like you, headquarters staff is always looking for ways to improve the program and better support your club. After surveying region leaders we made the following updates to the Live Your Dream Awards application:

added questions to ensure the applicant is the financial head of household
made the second reference form optional
changed the budget section so that applicants must explain any zeros for expenses and must indicate if their expenses/income are monthly, annual or other.

These changes will ensure applicants provide the right information so that clubs can evaluate their applications and reduce barriers for applicants.

Updated Application Form

Inaugural Leadership Development Opportunities—A Success!

Thank you to our current and inspiring leaders who attended our recent Leadership Round Table (LRT) and Soroptimist Leadership Fellows Program. These events were educational, inspiring and fun! We look forward to welcoming all members to join us for next year’s LRT and celebrating the first graduating class of the Fellows Program in Bellevue, Washington!

Club Roadmap Recognition

Is your club following the Club Roadmap? We hope so! Next month we will be recognizing clubs for their outstanding work throughout the 2022-2023 year as noted on our Club Roadmap Metrics. More information will soon be shared about how these metrics will be tied to our other club recognition. Keep an eye on your inbox!

Things to Know

We recently transitioned the Dream It, Be It, Live Your Dream Awards and Big Goal Accelerator Projects club reporting forms to a new platform. Be sure to delete any old bookmarks or saved links to the old reporting form and update to the new one!
Save the date for our Live Your Dream Awards application portal training webinar on September 6 at 7 p.m. (EDT)! Learn how to use the portal and some updates made to make things even easier.
Congratulations to clubs celebrating a milestone anniversary during the month of July!
For those clubs that have not yet paid dues for 2023-2024, we encourage you to do so as soon as possible, The first late fee of USD$100 will be charged effective August 1, to clubs whose dues payments have not yet been received by SIA.
As of July 1, the SIA board of directors have ended the modified temporary pause that was enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Clubs and regions do not need to file declaration forms with SIA headquarters to hold events with non-members present. Clubs and regions are still required to file all appropriate insurance documentation for Soroptimist events with the Soroptimist insurance brokers in the country where those clubs/regions are located.
Soroptimist International is seeking a dedicated individual to fill the role of safeguarding officer for its newly established Soroptimist International Foundation. Applications are due August 31. Learn more.
Make sure to update your club roster whenever a change occurs. This ensures that records are accurate and important emails go to the right members!